PRRfan's Layout Progress

Here's the room when first bought our house.  I painted the walls white and installed track lighting before building a table.

 

I ended up with a 16x12 with a two foot extension.

 

Track planning with a little room.

 

Transformer/DCS shelf built into the table corner.

The duel mainline is good for a PRR layout.......looking good!

Mountain/tunnel work.

 

Flush-mounted my MTH gas station with the table top.

Looking good PRR. I am part of the younger group as well and so many folks on here have helped me out! They are very knowledgeable.

Are you using the MTH scaletrax?

prr looks like you are off to a great start. keep up the good work. only problem i see is a nyc hudson lurking.....

Thanks, Lancer! I am using Atlas O track - I've been using it for six years without any issues.

 

Nickey, don't worry; there's also a K4 around.

 

Starting scenery...

 

Custom Signals crossing signals...

 

The new Atlas O (old Walthers) theatre. 

 

The layout looks fantastic.

Thanks, Spence.  BTW, how's that Shelby?

Can I just say WOW!  Layout is looking great.  Your doing a fine job on the scenery.  Love what you did in the two corners.  Keep those updates coming!

Looks fantastic

Excellent. 

Nice work! Thanks or sharing.

Cool design, looks nice!!!

Thanks for all the compliments.  I've been doing a lot of work; I'll get some pictures up when all the girls go shopping.

What a great layout.  Congratulations.

PRR fan; The Shelby is put away for the winter.

What model of Shelby is it?

Good, good; where they belong this time of year.  My GT's been put away for awhile and I really can't wait another four months!

My GT is in hibernation mode aswell... Indiana weather 

I'm trying to focus on the car for one half and trains the other half of the year.  

 

I accomplished a few things this week.

 

Put down some pavement.  

Thanks for the update.  Looking great!

From one PRR fan to another.  Great Job! 

Well done!  

Peter

Very cool layout and the photos to tell the story. Congratulations.

 

I haven't done anything in the past week - I've ran out of of scenery materials and no LHS.  I'm getting tired of it being an adventure finding material.

 

In the meantime I'm planning on picking up some WS buildings:  Door Factory, IGA, and the Corner Emporium.  Maybe Santa's listening...

 

I had no LHS close by that had the scenic materials I needed to complete my latest layout.  I ended up ordering from scenic express.  Would get my order in three days, which was nice.  Now I just get what I need when I go to the TCA York show twice a year.  I seem to always find a project or two every six months (I find myself at the Scenic Express and Korber Models booths every time!).

 

That's a pretty nice list you have there for Santa.  I do hope he's listening.

Here's the road with some lines and weathering.

Good morning, i like the vehicles you chose to put on your layout.They go well with your steam engines.

 

 Just a quick question, what did you use to put the mortar lines on the bricks on your engine house? 

I have this same model and is one of my projects over the holidays.

 

As PRR Joe mentioned above from one PRR fan to another great job!!!

Hi Mark,

 

I did the mortar with smearing light-weight spakling paste into the cracks and then wiped the brick face clean with a rag.  I then used black weathering chalk to tone down the brightness of the colors.

 

One suggestion is I would pop out the windows, mask off the roof, and spray with Dullcoat    before using the spakling paste.  I didn't and some of the red turned the mortar a pink color.  And then a final spray of Dullcoat to seal the weathering.

Good evening PRR Fan, this past York show I purchased some material at the Korber Models booth called Roberts Brick Mortar.

From the directions that came with this product and your process the material you used and this Brick Mortar must be close to being the same thing.

I looked at dismantling the building as you suggested just haven't made it that far yet.

 

You mentioned about spraying the building with Dullcoat.

I have never have used this product where can you purchase this product ?

 

Good luck with your layout, looks great!!!!

Layout looks great!

Dullcoat is a clearcoat in a spray can made by Testors.  It dries in a clear, matte finish - works great to take away that plastic, shiny sheen and seals chalk weathering.  Krylon makes a clear-matte finish that can be found at Lowe's. Wal-Mart, etc - I use it because of no LHS and it's a lot cheaper.